The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-07-10
CROPS ON A BIG BOOM.
FACTS WHICH SHOULD MAKE THE
FARMERS HAPPY.

An Addition of 100000 Acres to the
Corn Area Reported by the National
Agricultural Department - Cotton's
Condition Higher than the July
Average for Ten Years Past.
WASHINGTON, July 9.-The statistician Of
the Department of Agriculture reports a
further extension of the corn area of about
l 800 900 acres, an increase of 2 per cent
over the acreage of 1885, In the States of
declining wheat culture maize has advanced
its area largely notably in Kansas. A
marked advance is noted in the district be-
tween the Mississippi and the Rocky Noun
tains, and considerable increase is reported
in the cotton States. The season has been
fairly favorable, both for planting and
growth, and the condition is high, averag-
ing 81, which differs little from the July
condition of the past three years, and is
materially higher than for the three years
preceding 1854.
THE SURPLUS STATES
The great corn-growlng states which
furnish the surplus average nearly .99
in condition The condition of winter wheat
on July /, or at the time of harvest in the
more Southern States is S3.5, reduction
since the June report of fourteen. There
has been heavy decline in Kansas, a mate
rial deduction in California with some loss
in several Southern States. Some of the
remainder have gained point or two and
Others have lost The chinch bug has
wrought some damage in most OF the Wes-
tern States and in Maryland and Virginia
where harvested grain has been threshed
the results are variable, with plump sound
grain in some localities and shrunken
berry indicated in Others.
SPRING WHEAT.
There is reported a somewhat serious de.
cline in the condition of spring wheat,
largely from the prevalence of chinch bugs.
The general average is 1913 while last
month it was S7.3, decline of 8 points.
The condition in July, 1886, was S33, 4
points higher than the present average.
The average for Wisconsin is ", Mime
sofa 76, Iowa ~, Nebraska IS, Dakota n.
The chinch bug, Hessian fly and grasshop-
per in the Northwest, and the kainit worm
In West Virginia, have aided in the reduc.
ton Of the yield of wheat.
The average condition Of winter rye is SS,
and that of spring rye 843. showing a de-
cline in condition since the last report
The average for barley is likewise re-
duced. 1t is S2.S instead of $50 last month.
The decline is mainly in the West.
OATS FALL OFF.
A reduction appears in oats from 9l in
June to S5.3, due to drought ana insect
ravages. II is heaviest in Kentucky, Illi-
nois, Wisconsin and States west of the Mis-
sssippi.
There has been an increase of 27 per
cent. in the acreage of potatoes, the largest
rate of advance being in Dakota, Kansas
ond Nebraska. The condition average Is
SO, which is a little below the July averages
of the previous three years.
There is apparently decline of about
18th f,. he f1h in, af.l,
nearly all of the tobacco growing States
participate. The average of condition is
81, lower July figure than for several
years.
THE COTTON CROP.
The status of the cotton crop has not de-
clined since the last report. In the South
east there is slight reduction, compensated
by a small advance IN States west of the
Mississippi. The average is 81, which is
four points higher than the average for July
in the previous ten years. 1t was exceeded
In 1878 and 1890, and nearly equaled
in July of 1881 and 1884, which
were years of small production.
There have been but two July records below
80 since 1878. The State averages are: Vir-
ginia 80, North Carolina 3d. South Carolina
", Georgia 96, Florida 0S, Alabama 98,
Mississippi 80, Louisiana 90, Texas 93, Ar
kansas 90 and Tennessee 81. The crop is
under unusually clean cultivation. There
are few reports of injury from excessive
moisture and few of drought Cotton
worms are indicated in very few localities.